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(MDI) – pre- 21stNetwork.com Fifth Avenue Collection, Ltd. launch in 2012 TARRAH Cosmetics, Inc. 21Ten Financial Destination Inc / FDI Man Cave Taste of Gourmet 2by2.net / Mall Ventures, Inc. – closed by FTC 2004 First Fitness International Mandura Tastefully Simple, Inc. 2Xtreme Performance International First Marketing Group Manna Life International Team Effort International / MyVideoTalk Team National / National Companies 3 To Freedom First3cycle Mannatech, Incorporated Inc. / BigN 30fold (VSTR.PK) Fit For Business Inc. MannaZo Global TeamVinh International 4 the Good Life Five Star Auto Club Market America, Inc. Tel-a-Nation.com 4-E Corporation – Now Ecomates, a division of Ethos Environmental Inc. Five x 5 MarketClub Telehop 4Life Research / 4HealthDirect – Telephone Information Systems founded in 1998 FKC International Marpé International (Pleasure Time) 5LINX Flantech Mary Kay, Inc. TeleVerus 888.biz Flying Frog Incorporated Matol Botanical International TeleWrx / Converge Global, Inc. 8Point Communications FM Group Matrix Management Group Terra-bioTech AA-Turbo Charge Marketing Forever Freedom International / FFI Max International, MaxGXL The Art of Better Living The Balance Company / TBC Abunza Forever Living, L.L.C / FLP. Maxous Network Worldwide, Inc. MAXXIS Group, Inc. / MAXXIS 2000 Acai Plus / TriUnity International ForeverGreen / Frequensea – in Chapt. 11 bankruptcy since 2003 The Body Shop At Home Accentz ForMor International Medifast Inc.| Take Shape for Life The Brain Garden Acceris Communications Inc. Fortuna Alliance Melaleuca The Claudia Jean Collection Achieve Success Team (AST) Fortune Hi Tech Marketing Mellenia Telecom, LLC The Comforts of Home, Inc. Achievers Unlimited, Inc. – Now The Country Peddlers & Company of Goldshield Elite Forum Technologies Menage Innovations, Inc. America, Inc. ACN, Inc. ForYou, Inc. Metabolife International The Elevision Network, LLC AcoMark Concepts Pvt. Ltd. FREE FOOD 2 GO Metrin Life USA, Inc. The Emerald Express ™ Act II Jewelry, Inc. Free Network Mia Bella The Fuller Brush Company Active 8 FREE1UP.COM Miessence – founded in AUS, 2003 The Furnished Garden Advanced Health Care Systems Freebie Force MILLIONAIRES GROUP The Glass Bracelet Minerva Worldwide | MinervaPlace – Advantage International Freedom One Services to launch in March, 2012 The Good Nature Company Advantage Marketing Systems, Freedom.ws – see GDI, Global Domains Inc. / AMS Health Sciences International MiVeda – new, India, 2013 The Hemp Network Advantage Nutraceuticals – Closed by FDA 9/2006 for illegal FreedomPhoneServices.com / Cognigen Networks product claims Inc. MLMSocial.com The Homemaker’s Idea Company AdvantageMax FreedomRocks Momentis – a ‘partner’ of Just Energy The Kirby Company AdverWorld FreeLife International / Goji Juice Momentum Nutrition & Health The Limu Company AdvoCare International FreeRxPlus® Monarch Health Sciences The Longaberger Company AeroGrow International Freeway 100 MonaVie The Mentor Network, Inc. Affinity Lifestyles Frequensea / ForeverGreen Moneylogic The National Companies Affordable Energy Frozen Lease Monopolizer The Pampered Chef, Ltd. Agel Fruta Vida – ended Multilevel pay out 3 May 2009 MOR Vacations The Peoples Network Agent Nation Frutaiga Morganics The Provident Path LLC Fuel Freedom International / FFI, Now Forever AIM International Freedom International Morinda / Tahitian Noni International The Right Solution Airlume, Inc. FusionExcel™ Moxxor The Southwestern Company Akea FutureMart MPAD Technology Group, Inc. The Story Teller Alive International FutureNet, Inc. MPB Today The Topline AlkalineLife.com Gammanetint Limited Multi-Pure Drinking Water Systems The Traveling Vineyard Multiple Income Solutions / MIS / The Trump Network – changed to All That’s Natural Gano Excel Netrix Bioceutica, March 2009 Muscle Dynamics Fitness Network, AllAdvantage.com Garden of Life Inc. The West Bend Company AllXVIPClub GBG Musical Magnets The Wholefood Farmacy TheARN (The Automotive Resource AlphaCom, Inc. GDI / Global Domains MXI Corp / Xocai Network) – in prelaunch since 2011? Alpine Industries, Inc. GemCap Equity Management, Inc. My Harvest America / MHA TheFuelBusiness.com Alticor / Amway / Quixtar Genesis PURE™ My Power Mall Tianshi Health Products, Inc. Amazon Herb Company GeneWize Life Sciences International My Private Trade Tidal Wave Ambit Energy LP Geon My World Plus Tiens Biotech Group, Inc / Tiens USA AMC Corporation Get Ready Reserve MyChoice Tikanii Amega Global GetGasFree Marketing Group MyEduNation Time & Money, Inc. – Idaho American Achievers, LLC – 2012, USA GFI / Global Fusion Incorporated MyNet Universe / MyShoppingGenie TLC Pro / Total Life Changes MyShoppingGenie / MyNet Universe – closed down, May 2012 – becoming TNI / Tahitian Noni International American Bio Labs Inc. GibLink Shopping Sherlock (formerly Morinda) American Communications Network ACN- Giving You Credit, Inc. MyVideoTalk Tomorrow’s Treasures / Memory Bank American Dream Nutrition Global Abundance Program (G.A.P.) MyWirelessRep ToolSuccess.com Narc That Car – Crowd Sourcing American Gold Reserve / AGR Global Assistance Network for Charities International CSI - gone Totally Tropical Interiors, Ltd. Touchstone Essentials – to launch in American Longevity Global Communications Solutions Inc. NASWIZ 2012 National Companies Inc. / BigN / AmeriKare Global Community Team National Toward Ultimate Financial Freedom National Safety Associates (Juice AmeriPlan USA Global Fusion Incorporated / GFI Plus+) Trading Places World Inc. AmeriReach Global Health Trax Natural Bodylines Transform America AmeriSciences Global Information Network / GIN Natural Connections TranSynd Communications, LLC Natural Health Trends Corp., NHT AmeriTalks.com, Inc. Global Interactive Investment Club Global, Lexxus International, Kaire Travel Reaction Travel Ventures International / TVI Amigo Health Global Network Marketing, Inc. Natural Visions / Ultra International Express Ampegy Global Pinoy Remittance and Services Natural World Travelogia AMS Health Sciences / Advantage Marketing Systems, Inc. Global Prelaunch NaturaLab TravelOne International AMSOIL Global Prosperity Group / Nature’s Aromatherapy Traverus Amway / Quixtar / Alticor Global Prosperity Marketing Group Nature’s Gold Trek Alliance – Closed by FTC 2003 Annása Global Resorts Network Nature’s of Scandinavia TrendMark International, Inc. AquaSource Global Traffic Matrix Nature’s Own Trilogy International, Inc Arbonne International, Inc. Global Travel Trends / PRT Travel / GT Trends Nature’s Pearl TriLokin International, Inc. Ardyss International Global Verge Nature’s Sunshine Products Trim International ARIIX Global Virtual Opportunities / GVO Nature’s Wealth TriStar Enterprises, LLC TriStar Online Sales Corporation / Suble Art Finds International Global Wellness Club Natureline Solutions Energy Solutions ArtChannelGalleries.com / Artfest International, Inc. GlobalTelework Nebullis Network TriUnity International / Acai Plus Trivani International – founded in 2007, Artistic Impressions, Inc. GlobalWon Nefful U.S.A., Inc. merged with Ariix October, 2011 Asantae™ Globestar NEFX Trivita, Inc. ASD Cash Generator – Assets frozen by Feds 8/1/08 Globion, Inc. – see “Government Cracks Down…” Nerium International True Wealth Creations Truestar Health – “in a pre-launch phase [Aug 2012], set to launch on October 27th, 2012 … company is being planned to go public for trade October 2014 when ASEA GNLD International NestFamily it is estimated to hit 1 billion in sales” Go Fun Places / Go Fun Rewards - closed in the Netrix / Multiple Income Solutions / Assured Nutrition Plus, Inc. USA May, 2013 MIS Trump Network AtHome America, Inc. Go-Diginet Nettincome.net Limited Tupperware Corporation Aurum Strategies Gobza Networker 2000 / N2K Turning Point Automatic Body by Nutrie GoFoods Global | formerly eFoods Global Neucopia - in “prelaunch” July 2012 TuRobotNetwork NeuroGenesis, Inc New Image TVI Express / Travel Ventures AutoXTen Going Platinum, Inc. International, Inc. International Ava Anderson Non-Toxic Goji Juice / FreeLife International New Sun Health Two Sisters Gourmet Avalar Real Estate & Mortgage Gold Entertainment / Quality of Life Marketing, Inc New Vision International, Inc. / New Network – Closed MLM operations 3/25/2005 Vision USA, Inc. Tycoon Wealth System Avalar Real Estate Alliance Gold Unlimited Neways International UCan2 Opportunity Avant Golden Neo-Life Diamite International (GNLD) NexagenUSA Ultimate Business in a Box NexGen3000.com, Inc. – see Avon Products, Inc. Golden Pride, Inc. – now Goldshield Elite “Government Cracks Down…” UltimateMatch Awareness Corporation / Awareness Life – new in January, 2012 Goldex / EMGOLDEX – founded in 2010 Nexx, LLC Ultra Corp NHT Global, fomerly Lexxus Aztech Financial Goldmine International International Ultra International / MyUltraEstore.com Bamboo Nutra – launching in 2013 Good Books & Company, LLC Nikken Global, Inc. UltraLife Club Basic Energy & Affiliated Resources, Inc. 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